Alex Leslie presents People Who Disappear at Word on the Lake.

Alex Leslie will present People Who Disappear at Word on the Lake, which runs from May 25 – 27 in Salmon Arm, BC.

Where: Word on the Lake, The Prestige Harbourfront Resort and Convention Centre, 251 Harbourfront NE, Salmon Arm
When: May 25 – 27
Admission: varies; please see festival website for details

Alex Leslie reads from People Who Disappear at Gathering Place.

Alex Leslie will read from her new collection of short stories, People Who Disappear, at Gathering Place Theatre on May 30th. Gathering Place writers Joe Thompson, Peter Bracking, Johnny Jaworski, and George Burns will also be presenting new work. An open mic and coffee, tea, and cookies will follow.

Where: Gathering Place Theatre, 609 Helmcken Street, Vancouver
When: May 30 at 5:30 p.m.
Admission: Free

View the event poster!

Kristen den Hartog presents And Me Among Them at the Trillium Book Awards public reading.

Kristen den Hartog will read from And Me Among Them alongside the other finalists for the Trillium Book Award at the Toronto Reference Library on June 19th. She’ll be in very fine company – the other finalists are Ken Babstock, David Bezmogis, Tony Burgess, David Gilmour and Phil Hall! A reception will follow the readings.

Where: Bram and Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto
When: June 19
Admission: Free

Alex Leslie presents People Who Disappear at the Harrison Festival of the Arts.

Alex Leslie will read from People Who Disappear as part of the Literary Cafe at the Harrison Festival of the Arts, which runs from July 7 – 15 in Harrison Hot Springs. The full lineup will be released on April 2, so stay tuned for more details!

Where: Harrison Festival of the Arts
When: July 7 – 15, 2012
Admission: varies; please see festival website for details

And Me Among Them is a finalist for the Trillium Book Award! 

Congratulations to Kristen den Hartog! Her novel, And Me Among Them, is a finalist for the Trillium Book Award. She will read alongside the other finalists in the Bram & Bluma Appel Salon at the Toronto Reference Library on June 16 and the winner will be announced on June 17.

Hold Me Now and And Me Among Them are finalists for Trade Fiction Book of the Year at the Alberta Book Publishing Awards!! 

Congratulations to Stephen Gauer and Kristen den Hartog! The winner will be announced at the Alberta Book Awards gala on June 9.

Not Being on a Boat wins the McNally Robinson Book of the Year award!!

Congratulations to Esme Claire Keith – her novel Not Being on a Boat won the McNally Robinson Book of the Year award at the Manitoba Book Awards!!

The Globe and Mail reviews Seen Reading!

“Seen Reading might be one of the most whimsical books I’ve read in a long time…We are given imagined fleeting moments in the lives of these readers/riders, some of which, in fewer words than ought to be possible, accumulate to startling emotional breadth.” Read Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer’s great review here!

Melanie Schnell chats to the Calgary Herald.

Melanie Schnell sat down with Eric Volmers at the Calgary Herald to chat about her new novel, While The Sun Is Above Us. Read the full interview here.

Books on the Radio reviews Seen Reading.

“The magic of Julie’s book exists not only in the immediacy of her language or the power of her imagery but in the intimate relationship that the book shares with its audience…Seen Reading is an homage to the power of books in people’s lives and an homage to readers. It is a significant and timely addition to our literature. It is an optimistic book that shows us the poetry and potential in the simplest things that we do.” Read the full review here.